Speaking to members of the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota, Pope Leo XIV warned against “a dangerous relativization of truth” regarding the Church’s teaching on the indissolubility of the
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Speaking to members of the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota, Pope Leo XIV warned against “a dangerous relativization of truth” regarding the Church’s teaching on the indissolubility of the sacrament of marriage, especially in annulment proceedings. Unlike a divorce, which ends a marriage, an annulment may be granted only after a legal process has determined that a valid marriage did not actually take place. Leo told the judges of the Rota that his predecessor’s purpose in streamlining the nullity process was not to weaken the reality of the indissolubility of sacramental marriage. “It is therefore essential to continue to study and apply canon law on marriage with scientific rigor and fidelity to the Magisterium.”
